Planning and wishing are often easily confused. Planning indicates that there is a thoughtful process. When one plans, a strategy is laid out, and with some work, a successful outcome will occur. Wishing, on the other hand, is blind hope that everything will turn out okay by the cross of one’s fingers. Little thought or effort really goes into wishing.
How good it would be to “wish on a star”, buy a lottery ticket, blow out a candle and reach for the gold ring that is beyond our grasp. Unfortunately, life rarely rewards those efforts. To grab the gold ring on the carousel is a fantasy. Many of us do this. We buy Powerball tickets, we buy houses we cannot afford and then, the high dollar cars that have to don the driveway of the McMansion. I think that many people in this American foreclosure mess are a result of wishing instead of planning.
Planning is an important and often painful step in moving forward. Realizing that we don’t need a lot of the stuff we have can be a cathartic journey. What we really need and want are two separate issues. Getting real about what are necessities vs. what are essentials is an eye opening experience. Real is playing Scrabble, Monopoly or Pictionary with our families instead of everyone individually glued to Smartphones or some other handheld gadgets. Real is buying what we need and can afford.
Wishing isn’t all bad. Wishers are dreamers who have inspired us to think outside the box. They make planners look at things from a different perspective. Those who are wishers have inspiration. Planners also have visions and inspiration. They are methodical and keep an eye on the ball. Combining wishers and planners can be magic. We are all different and recognizing our differences can make us and the world better.
Still learning,
Honey
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